Total Crime Rate

307.0 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

69.8 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 307.0 10/10
  • Violent crimes 69.8 9/10
  • Other theft 60.5 10/10
  • Theft from the person 60.5 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 51.2 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 51.2 8/10
  • Burglary 18.6 10/10
  • Drugs 18.6 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 18.6 10/10
  • Possession of weapons 9.3 10/10
  • Public order 9.3 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 4.7 7/10
  • Shoplifting 4.7 3/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Balcombe Street area has the 34th lowest crime rate of 84 local areas in Marylebone , and the 200th highest crime rate of 587 local areas in Westminster .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Balcombe Street (NW1 6HE) in the last 12 months was 307.0 per 1,000 residents and was 61.7% lower than the Marylebone average (801.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Other theft with 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -31.6% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 15 (≈ 69.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 15.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 86.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Balcombe Street (NW1 6HE), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 167 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Walmer Place (47 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Balcombe Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/118)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Theft from the person Dorset Square Local resolution
Apr 2026Theft from the person Taunton Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Ivor Place —
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Ivor Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Durweston Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Huntsworth Mews Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Clarence Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Balcombe Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Melcombe Place —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Melcombe Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Dorset Square Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Siddons Lane —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Ivor Place —
Apr 2026Other theft Palgrave Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Shillibeer Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Shillibeer Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Siddons Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Siddons Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour London Marylebone —
Apr 2026Other theft Siddons Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Harewood Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Harewood Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Siddons Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Siddons Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Siddons Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Ivor Place —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Ivor Place —
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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